El Carretero (Vinyl LP) Kids

El Carretero (Vinyl LP) KidsGuillermo Portabales (1911 1970) was a unique performer of the Cuban guajira rhythm, whose influence and popularity has reached far beyond his native Cuba to North and South America and West Africa. His music had a significant influence on the artists who eventually came together as Buena Vista Social Club (a cover of one of his most famous songs El Carretero features on the multi million selling Buena Vista Social Club album), as well as notable

He's luxuriously wayward on Duke Ellington's 'Solitude' and swaggeringly productive on the uptempo 'Come

we're putting them out on metallic gold vinyl (cuz dang it

I hope everyone that helped make this record and supported it

Soul empress Mavis Staples has mesmerised listeners for decades

“Rollin’ Stone”

and I’m tired of it

intense swarm of guitars is held aloft by a solid

Other times you have to try to make it yourself

They called it "the greatest little Soul Club in the land" and

Some tracks pay homage to the origins of Gnawa music

pop melody

'Creep' was the surprise hit single